April 25, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
With the 9th pick in the NFL draft, the Green Packers have selected Boston College’s B.J. Raji, a defensive tackle. [...]
March 7, 2009 by Micah Warren
The Buffalo Bills have signed former Cowboy, Eagle and 49er WR Terrell Owens to a one-year $6.5 million deal. Owens was released last week by the Dallas Cowboys and many teams publicly said that they had no interest in adding the problematic wideout.
If T.O. couldn’t get along with Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb and Tony [...]
February 26, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Us Magazine is reporting that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen have said “I do.”
Bundchen and Brady, according to the celebrity magazine, got married Thursday in a Catholic wedding mass in Los Angeles.
The bride, 28, donned a form-fitting ivory lace strapless gown with a trumpet skirt, scalloped edges, long train and [...]
February 24, 2009 by Micah Warren
Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian announced today that the Colts have released WR Marvin Harrison.
“We today have released Marvin Harrison because of salary cap considerations,” Polian said.
“Marvin let us know his preference was to be released. Both Jim Irsay and I felt very strongly that after Marvin’s long and dedicated service to the Colts, we [...]
February 23, 2009 by Britt Braudo
Northeastern University football player Brian Mandeville received devastating news on Friday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis during routine physical examinations. The star tight end, who missed a third of his senior season with knee injuries and even survived a brain tumor while in college, was told by Combine doctors that he has a heart [...]
February 11, 2009 by Micah Warren
Brett Favre has informed the Jets that he plans to retire for the second straight year.
This would be huge news if he hadn’t already gone through his long, dramatic “retirement” last year. And even if he is serious this time, it seems as though the general public is ready for him to go [...]
February 6, 2009 by Mike Perry
Arizona Cardinals stud wide receiver Anquan Boldin is still not happy with the relationship, or non-relationship, he has with his employer.
If you remember back in August, 2008, Q (what his teammates like to call him and a letter worth 10 points in the board game Scrabble) had this to say to the NFL Network:
“At this [...]
February 5, 2009 by Micah Warren
The New England Patriots have surprised no one by slapping the franchise tag on free-agent-to-be Matt Cassel.
If the Patriots choose to keep him, they will be charged $14.65 million, as the franchise tag grants a player the average of the top five salaries in the NFL at his position.
Depending on the rehab schedule [...]
February 2, 2009 by Micah Warren
That it’s better to be pissed off, than pissed on. According to a gossip column in the NY Daily News, Patriots QB Matt Cassel was in the bathroom at ESPN’s Tampa Bay Super Bowl Bash Friday night, when a drunken patron tried to cut in front of him.
A source told the Daily News that [...]
February 1, 2009 by Micah Warren
The Steelers just knocked off the Cardinals 27-23 in what was one of the best Super Bowls ever. Santonio Holmes, aka Santonio Swann, was huge as he nabbed a Big Ben pass to get the Steelers inside the five-yard line with under a minute to go. Santonio Swann, the game’s MVP, then hauled in a [...]
January 26, 2009 by Micah Warren
Everyone’s favorite team wrecker is getting his own reality show on VH1, the network announced today.
T.O.’s best friends and publicists, Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, will help Terrell try to get his crap together. They will act as “matchmakers and therapists” for him.
Would anyone want that job? Didn’t think so. And you [...]
January 20, 2009 by Micah Warren
Think back to the last time you heard the name “Pacman” in a headline and it was associated with something positive. Maybe during the April 2005 NFL Draft? Probably.
Well, this time, Pacman Jones is being sued by his former agent/attorney Manny Arora, who claims that Pacman owes him some $10,000 in lawyer’s fees. Apparently, the [...]
January 19, 2009 by Micah Warren
The Baltimore Ravens have updated RB Willis McGahee’s status after he was knocked senseless and carried off the field on a stretcher Sunday night in the Ravens’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game. Steelers’ safety Ryan Clark was the one who laid the wood.
“McGahee was released from Presbyterian Hospital in [...]
January 19, 2009 by Micah Warren
Multiple sources have told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan will become the next head coach of the New York Jets.
The sources told Mort that he signed a four-year deal and that an announcement will come later on Monday. Ryan will be introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, [...]
January 16, 2009 by Micah Warren
Apparently, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer doesn’t like ending a season with four straight losses and blowing a 9-3 record to miss the playoffs. I know this because head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen paid with their heads.
That’s right, the Bucs have fired Gruden and Allen and will not look to [...]
January 15, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
ESPN is reporting that Amani Toomer is done in New York.
Toomer, who turns 35 this year, has been with the Giants for 13 seasons. He began the season second on the Giants’ all-time list with 10,344 all-purpose yards.
He is also the Giants’ record holder for receptions, receiving yards, touchdown catches and 100+ yard receiving games.
His [...]
January 14, 2009 by Micah Warren
The return of Ladainian Tomlinson to the San Diego Chargers is not looking good. L.T. got hurt again this year and missed the team’s divisional playoff at Pittsburgh, while backup Darren Sproles continued to prove that he’s one nasty back. The Chargers don’t want to make the same mistake they made by retaining L.T. [...]
January 14, 2009 by Micah Warren
Coedmagazine.com has a list of 10 professional athletes who are on Twitter. I’ve listed them here and you can click on their names to follow them:
-Giants QB Eli Manning (does he slur and lisp when he Tweets?)
-Snowboarder Shaun White
-NY Jets safety Kerry Rhodes
-Skateboarder Mike Vallely (who? Ok, if you say so)
-Phoenix Suns center [...]
January 12, 2009 by Micah Warren
Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com reports that Tony Dungy will retire from coaching. Sources have told Glazer that Dungy is making the rounds at the Colts complex and saying his good-byes.
Dungy is holding a 5 P.M. press conference today, where he is expected to make his official announcement.
Dungy finishes his head coaching career [...]
January 10, 2009 by Micah Warren
The Butkus Award has been given annually to the best college linebacker since 1985. Now, they have expanded it to include NFL and high school. The first NFL winner is Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware. He led the league with 20 sacks and six forced fumbles.
“It’s a great thing to be the first of [...]
